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BEATTY, John Thomas
| Service Number: | 1266 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 5 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | 3 August 1978, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Catholic F Row 12 Grave 899 |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1266, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1266, 11th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 1266 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paula Bartsch
Enlisted 17 August 1915 in 9th Light Horse Brigade at Adelaide, South Australia. Unit embarked for Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAS SS Hawkes Bay on 26 October 1915.
Served Egypt.
Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 20 February 1917, then to 9th Light Horse Regiment, 27 June 1917.
Returned to Australia 10 July 1919 on HT Oxfordshire.
He was captain of the Mount Pleasant Football Club prior to his enlistment.
Commemorated on the Mount Pleasant Soldiers' Memorial Hall Honor Board, Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church Honor Board and St John Anglican Honor Board at Mount Pleasant.
Biography
Son of James John BEATTY and Helena nee TYMMONS
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